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The M10 was developed in anticipation of fighting the German Blitzkrieg tactics, using the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of light armor, but a big fuck-off gun. To accomplish this, a 3" gun was strapped into an open turret on top of a modified Sherman hull for the prototype. The hull was given sloped armor along with a pentagonal turret to add some extra defensive capabilities to the vehicle. The final 300 vehicles were given 76mm guns to give them better performance over the 3" M7. An M2 MG was strapped to the top for additional anti-aircraft and anti-personnel defense. | The M10 was developed in anticipation of fighting the German Blitzkrieg tactics, using the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of light armor, but a big fuck-off gun. To accomplish this, a 3" gun was strapped into an open turret on top of a modified Sherman hull for the prototype. The hull was given sloped armor along with a pentagonal turret to add some extra defensive capabilities to the vehicle. The final 300 vehicles were given 76mm guns to give them better performance over the 3" M7. An M2 MG was strapped to the top for additional anti-aircraft and anti-personnel defense. | ||
The Wolverine performed adequately but was found to not conform to the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of WWII due to its heavier hull. The Army in the Pacific hated the vehicle due to the open-top making them vulnerable to Japanese zerg tactics, while the Russians had no records of their service. The Free French were supplied with them, and most notably killed a Panzer V during the Liberation of Paris. The British developed their own variant, the Achilles, which put the QF-17 Pounder in the M10 chassis. Audie Murphy earned a medal of honor using the | The Wolverine performed adequately but was found to not conform to the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of WWII due to its heavier hull. The Army in the Pacific hated the vehicle due to the open-top making them vulnerable to Japanese zerg tactics, while the Russians had no records of their service. The Free French were supplied with them, and most notably killed a Panzer V during the Liberation of Paris. The British developed their own variant, the Achilles, which put the QF-17 Pounder in the M10 chassis. Audie Murphy earned a medal of honor using the MG on the rear of the vehicle to hold back German soldiers while using the radio to call in artillery barrages. | ||
Near the end of the war, the M10 was increasingly obsolete, and desperate attempts to keep the vehicle viable in combat service included strapping sandbags and lumber to the outside for extra protection. It also had a hand traversed turret, something that was increasingly obsolete in the latter part of the war against the modern and more efficient electrically traversed Panzers. It was largely replaced by the M-18 and the M-36 by the end of the war, but was kept on due to the sheer number of them and ease of repairability. | Near the end of the war, the M10 was increasingly obsolete, and desperate attempts to keep the vehicle viable in combat service included strapping sandbags and lumber to the outside for extra protection. It also had a hand traversed turret, something that was increasingly obsolete in the latter part of the war against the modern and more efficient electrically traversed Panzers. It was largely replaced by the M-18 and the M-36 by the end of the war, but was kept on due to the sheer number of them and ease of repairability. | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 15 June 2022
"Wolverine, on the prowl."
- – Company of Heroes
The M10 Gun Motor Carriage, 3 inch, also called the Wolverine by the Tea Drinkers, was an allied Tank Destroyer in service with from 1943 to the end of the war.
Mid War
Late War
IRL
The M10 was developed in anticipation of fighting the German Blitzkrieg tactics, using the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of light armor, but a big fuck-off gun. To accomplish this, a 3" gun was strapped into an open turret on top of a modified Sherman hull for the prototype. The hull was given sloped armor along with a pentagonal turret to add some extra defensive capabilities to the vehicle. The final 300 vehicles were given 76mm guns to give them better performance over the 3" M7. An M2 MG was strapped to the top for additional anti-aircraft and anti-personnel defense.
The Wolverine performed adequately but was found to not conform to the American Tank Destroyer doctrine of WWII due to its heavier hull. The Army in the Pacific hated the vehicle due to the open-top making them vulnerable to Japanese zerg tactics, while the Russians had no records of their service. The Free French were supplied with them, and most notably killed a Panzer V during the Liberation of Paris. The British developed their own variant, the Achilles, which put the QF-17 Pounder in the M10 chassis. Audie Murphy earned a medal of honor using the MG on the rear of the vehicle to hold back German soldiers while using the radio to call in artillery barrages.
Near the end of the war, the M10 was increasingly obsolete, and desperate attempts to keep the vehicle viable in combat service included strapping sandbags and lumber to the outside for extra protection. It also had a hand traversed turret, something that was increasingly obsolete in the latter part of the war against the modern and more efficient electrically traversed Panzers. It was largely replaced by the M-18 and the M-36 by the end of the war, but was kept on due to the sheer number of them and ease of repairability.
Some were exported to nationalist China, but these were obsolete on arrival and were replaced by captured Japanese surplus material.
| US Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M4 Sherman - M3 Lee - M5/M3 Stuart - M24 Chaffee - M26 Pershing - M27 Tank - M6 Heavy Tank - T14 Heavy Tank |
| Transports: | M3 Halftrack - Jeep - DUKW |
| Infantry: | US Armored Rifle Platoon - Parachute Rifle Platoon - Rifle Platoon - American Rifle Company - Glider Platoon - Machine Gun Platoon |
| Artillery: | US 155mm - US 105mm Artillery - US 75mm Artillery - US 81mm Mortars - T27 Xylophone - 57mm Anti Tank Platoon - M12 155mm Artillery Battery - M7 Priest - M8 Scott |
| Tank Destroyer: | M10 - M18 Hellcat - T55 Gun Motor Carriage - M36 Slugger |
| Recon: | M3 Scout Car - M20 Security Section - M8 Greyhound Cavalry Recon Patrol |
| Aircraft: | P40 Warhawk - P47 Thunderbolt - P38 Lightning - F4U Corsair |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M15 & M16 AAA Platoon |